Gigapocalypse Review (PlayStation 4)

by Jim Smale · Published August 5, 2022 · Updated August 4, 2022

This Gigapocalypse review lets us live out our ultimate dream of being a giant monster with manifold skills in Gigapocalypse, inspired by classical Kaijū movies such as “Godzilla” and “King Kong” and the game classic “Rampage”.

Gigapocalypse Preview Pros:

Decent graphics.
219.3MB Download size.
Platinum trophy.
Works on Playstation 5.
Can rebind controls.
Nine Gigas – Ro’Gath, Azurath, Doomterra, Nebular, Nullisar, Veteris, Khong Gho, Annonam and Ezer.
Click on each monster’s lore for a backstory.
The difficulty rating for each monster is easy, medium and hard.
Customize certain Gigas (more coming soon).
Opening tutorial.
Bestiary fills in as you play.
Pop-ups are done in a newspaper report kinda way that looks really cool.
Gigas has five unique skills that can be unlocked and upgraded with level-ups and skill points.
Can skip cutscenes.
Tamagotchi style Gimmick, in between battles you can nurture your Giga pet by feeding them, doing in-game achievements and objectives. You earn mutation points to use on customizing and growing your Giga.
Controller shortcuts for selecting and using abilities.
City select screen.
Unlock endless mode for the city locations.
Endless runner-style gameplay.
Rage is earned from causing destruction or damage and rage is Needed in Order to do your attacks.
Generally, you have one melee and one ranged weapon.
Excellent animations.
You can cause environmental harm to civilians.
When caring for your pet you can buy decor to improve your stats.
Endless list of quests and achievements to work through.
A lot of replayability.
Plays like a cross between a clicker and an endless runner.
Every run feels like progress.
Checkpoints can be hit so you can restart from there.
Pets – you can collect and equip a handful of these guys to add further buffs or passives.
Can get addictive.
A lot of carnage.
Big boss battles.